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HFI Supports HB 195
HFI Supports HB 195 In an effort to support health choices in Idaho. Health Freedom Idaho supports with House Bill 195. This bill will allow Chiropractic physician certified in clinical nutrition to independently administer prescription drug products as provided in section 54-716, Idaho21 Code. HB 195 returns health care options BACK TO THE PEOPLE. The
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Advocates Petition FDA: Remove Neurotoxin from Hairdye
WASHINGTON — A group of public health advocates today announced that the Food and Drug Administration will consider removing its approval of lead acetate in hair dyes such as Grecian Formula. The group filed a joint petition that requires FDA to revisit a 1980 decision allowing the neurotoxin and carcinogen to remain in hair dye.
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New CDC Research: Mercury IS NOT SAFE
The CDC study, Alkyl Mercury-Induced Toxicity: Multiple Mechanisms of Action, appeared last month in the journal, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. The 45-page meta-review of relevant science examines the various ways that mercury harms the human body. Its authors, John F. Risher, PhD, and Pamela Tucker, MD, are researchers in the CDC’s Division of
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Fluoride Dangers acknowledged
Scientists in England have found that fluoride could be causing depression and weight gain and have urged councils to stop adding it to the drinking water. The new findings directly contradict a report released by Public Health England last year that called fluoride a “safe and effective” way of improving dental health. According to a
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The Scoop on Composting
Composting is so worth the effort. Adding compost to your garden feeds the soil food web and provides a slow release of nutrients to your crops. Compost also vastly improves soil structure, allows the soil to hold in moisture better and improves friability (workability). After surveying hundreds of MOTHER EARTH NEWS readers and checking out
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OUR FOOD, TOXIC FIELDS.
Among farmworkers, 10,000–20,000 pesticide poisonings occur every year. Beyond the acute poisonings, there are long-term, chronic health effects such as cancer, Parkinsons’ Disease, asthma, birth defects and neurological harms, including developmental delays and learning disabilities. Children of farmworkers are particularly at risk. Pesticides cling to workers’ skin and clothing long after they return home, putting